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JCRC of Greater Washington
May/June 2006   VOLUME 2 ISSUE 5  

Susan Weinberg, President        Ron Halber, Executive Director

SOLIDARITY WITH ISRAEL RALLY
WEDNESDAY JULY 19 NOON
FREEDOM PLAZA (PENN & 14th NW)

'Never Again' weighs heavily in April
Community observes Yom Hashoah;
turns out in the thousands for Darfur Rally
     
Actor George Clooney and his father, journalist Nick Clooney address the crowds at the April 30th Save Darfur Rally to Stop Genocide Randy Sager Photography


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Joan and Don Sacarob were honored with the JCRC 2006 Distingushed Service Award on April 26, at the home of Dr. Howard and Sophie R. Hoffman. A Circle of Celebration
On April 26th, the Jewish Community Relations Council was honored to recognize Joan and Don Sacarob with our 2006 Distinguished Service Award. The event marked a watershed for JCRC, with its first citizen recognition program exclusively in and about our Northern Virginia Jewish community.
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Maryland Jewish Alliance - Session in Review
The 2006 Maryland General Assembly Session was a positive one for Maryland’s Jewish community. Jewish agencies will receive millions of dollars to broaden our efforts to help vulnerable populations. We joined a successful effort to support legislation and funding for potentially life-saving stem cell research. And we helped defeat legislation that would have limited women’s reproductive rights, introduced so-called “Intelligent Design” into public schools; and punished undocumented immigrants.
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The Virginia Legislative Wrap-up
If 2005 was the year that the Virginia statewide Jewish community accomplished its goals through unity and broad outreach to our legislators, 2006 was the year that we built upon that success and saw our lawmakers coming to us, and counting upon our support for critical issues in the Commonwealth.


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About the Jewish Community Relations Council
The Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington (JCRC) is the public affairs and community relations arm of the Jewish community representing 210 Jewish organizations and synagogues throughout DC, Maryland and Virginia. The JCRC focuses on government relations, Israel advocacy, inter-group relations, and social justice.

6101 Montrose Road, Suite 205, Rockville, MD 20852
Tel. 301-770-0881, Fax. 301-770-7553, www.jcouncil.org

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Bender Foundation
Gary & Carol Berman
Ryna & Melvin Cohen
Marcy & Neil Cohen
David & Katie Colburn
Michael & Susie Gelman
The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington
Irene & Edward H. Kaplan
Jack Kay
The Honorable Sidney & Betty Mae Kramer
Andy & Eve Stern
Stinson Morrison Hecker, LLP
John D. VerStandig & Helene Frank

President's Leadership Cabinet

Esthy & Jim Adler
Albert Arent
Dr. Raymond & Vivian Bass
Sondra & Howard Bender
Norman & Diane Bernstein
Margorie Blumberg & James Catler
Marshall & Jennifer Breger
David & Sharon Butler
Deborah & Walter Cohn
S. Robert & Joy W. Cohen
Samuel R. Dweck Family Foundation
Norma Lee & Morton Funger
Ronald & Margie Glancz
Barbara Goldberg Goldman & Michael Goldman
The Honorable Paul Greenberg & Rick Billingsley
Ronald & Michelle Halber
Sophie & Howard Hoffman
Leslie & Sam Kaplan
Marvin & Dolores Kay
Gerry & Mark Lezell
Rabbi Jack Luxemburg & Barbara Etkind
Jimmy & Susan Pittleman
Howard & Geraldine Polinger
Jules Polonetsky & Na'ama Lewin
Lester & Irma Poretsky
Harvey & Wendy Reiter
Joseph & Karen Sandler
Guila Franklin Siegel & Nathan Siegel
Julie & David Silver
Carlynn & Lawrence Silverman
Jeffrey & Lynn Snyder
Saul I. Stern
Samson Stern
Terry & Linda Vann
Susan & Aaron Weinberg
Rabbi Stuart & Simcha Weinblatt
Harris & Rosa Weinstein

Benefactors

Herschel & Goldene Blumberg
Betty Nan & Herman Obermayaer
Rita & Barry Wertlieb
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